Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2016

40 (iii) The home side has the full responsibility for the submission and correctness of the result and scorecard. (iv) Details on completing Online Scorecards can be found under Rule 8.7. (v) Non-compliance with any part of this rule will face a sanction as determined by the LMC. 3 Playing Conditions Players and Officials are not permitted to smoke on the field of play whist a match is in progress. 3.1 Laws and Regulations (i) All matches shall be played under MCC Laws except where otherwise stated. MCC experimental laws will be implemented by the league in the same season that they are applicable. (ii) ECB recommendations and directives with respect to young players a) Fast Bowling, b) Wearing of Helmets and c) Fielding, shall be implemented in full. Any player under the age of 18 shall be bound by the ECB Directives (the full directives can be found under Appendices 1-4). Age Groups are based on the age of the player at midnight on 31 August in the year preceding the current season. (iii) Umpires (or Captains where no Umpires’ are present) and any individual taking responsibility for players are requested to ensure that Rules 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.1.4 are strictly adhered to in all circumstances. 3.1.1 ECB FAST BOWLING DIRECTIVES The ECB Fast Bowling Directives are as follows and apply for the full season: Date of Birth School Year 2014/2015 Age Max Overs per Spell Max Overs per Day From: To: 1 Sep 2002 31 Aug 2003 8 U13 5 10 1 Sep 2000 31 Aug 2002 9 or 10 U15 6 12 1 Sep 1996 31 Aug 2000 11, 12, 13 or FE U19 7 18 Having completed a spell, the bowler cannot bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs to the length of their spell having been bowled from the same end. For the purpose of these Directives a fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom a wicket keeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball.